State comparison · 2025
Aerospace Engineers salary: California vs New York
Aerospace Engineers in California earn a median of $157,620. In New York, $130,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 20.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.9%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+17.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $157,620
- p25
- $129,010
- p75
- $193,060
- p10
- $104,370
- p90
- $220,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
New York
Aerospace Engineers
- Median
- $130,330
- p25
- $101,970
- p75
- $162,210
- p10
- $89,130
- p90
- $202,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.